WASHINGTON, DC —  US Secretary of Agriculture Rollins announced the USDA Forest Service is investing $200 million in 58 projects through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program. These investments, thanks to Congressionally mandated funding, help at-risk communities plan for and reduce wildfire risk, protecting homes, businesses, and infrastructure. “These grants are about putting real resources directly in the hands of the people who know their lands and communities best – America’s foresters,” said Secretary Brooke Rollins. …The selected projects span 22 states and two tribes, supporting efforts to develop or update their community wildfire protection plans and carry out projects to remove hazardous or overgrown vegetation that can fuel fires that threaten lives, livelihoods and resources. …The Forest Service will announce a fourth funding opportunity later this year.